I sat by my dad’s bedside holding his hand as the doctors told him that he needed to be put on a ventilator. There was a look of fear I’d never seen Continue Reading
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“Be a Man Jeffy”: Social Justice Warrior Parenting
A girlfriend I had years ago gave me a heads up about her sister the day I was going to meet her. "She got out of a long term abusive relationship a Continue Reading
Dear Dad: A Son’s Letter to His Father After His Suicide
Submitted Anonymously "Five more minutes!" you would tell me as I swung on the monkey bars at the playground after a harrowing day of second Continue Reading
A Letter to my Mother
Dearest Mother, I wish I could say I would never have a need to write this letter. I wish I would have never gotten that call from hospice in the Continue Reading
Learning to “Play” Again
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 26, 2022. as "Kansas." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
Thank God for McDonald’s
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 29, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We Should Not Look at Death as a Reward
Meditations of an Army Ranger: We should not look at death as a reward – But our thought of death should remind us of our lives. “Only the dead have Continue Reading
Shedding the Shame of the “Dependa”
by Liesel Kershul This first appeared in the War Horse Aug 29, 2018 and is reposted here in accordance with their terms of service. The Continue Reading
Hans Remembers the Blood and the Heat
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on July 20, 2022, as "Hot and Dry" It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
Coming Together, Formations, and Knowing Your Place
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on February 26, 2018, as "Sacred Circle." It is republished here Continue Reading
Before You Kill Yourself, Read This
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Redneck Rules When It Comes to Drinking and Driving
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on November 3, 2018, as "Redneck Rules." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
